What is CVE-2020-5589?

CVE-2020-5589 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sony Wf-1000x, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-5589?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Sony Wf-1000x

CVE-2020-5589

SONY Wireless Headphones WF-1000X, WF-SP700N, WH-1000XM2, WH-1000XM3, WH-CH700N, WH-H900N, WH-XB700, WH-XB900N, WI-1000X, WI-C600N and WI-SP600N with firmware versions prior to 4.5.2 have vulnerability that someone within the Bluetooth range can make the Bluetooth pairing and operate such as changing volume of the product.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.006 (44.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

vultures@jpcert.or.jp (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5589?: CVE-2020-5589 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sony Wf-1000x, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-5589?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.